I rencently found a neat site that searches for code snippets published in books. codefetch { lists 19 different programming languages to choose from.
The first querry I ran for a php script was fast, and returned many results. It’s a little confusing when you first arrive at the page. There are ads and links at the top of it.
When you scroll down, you will find snippets from many books. Along with the published snippets, there are also links to the languages main help pages regarding the querry you ran. I think it’s great!
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October 20th, 2005 at 12:20 pm
[…] I wrote an entry about a similar service called codefetch{ that allows you to search for books on programming code. These also would show a few excerpts of each authors pages. (A handy tool BTW!). I can only imagine that they have the permission of the publishers and authors. I seriously doubt that google wouldn’t have covered those bases before they attempted this endeavor. […]